Linked List: September 20, 2023

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

‘Really Specific Stories’, With Yours Truly ★

Martin Feld’s Really Specific Stories is a podcast series “about tech podcasting, its devoted community of producing and listening fans, and the value of a medium based on open RSS”. I never find it comfortable talking about my work, but Feld is a lovely and gracious interviewer. Previous guests include Jason Snell, Stephen Hackett, and the entire ATP triumvirate. (Did you know there’s a third guy on ATP? I learn something every day.)

Michigan Woman Rescued From Outhouse Toilet After Climbing in to Retrieve Apple Watch ★

The Associated Press:

A woman was rescued Tuesday from an outhouse toilet in northern Michigan after she climbed in to retrieve her Apple Watch and became trapped. The woman, whose name was not released, lowered herself inside the toilet after dropping the watch at the Department of Natural Resources boat launch at Dixon Lake in Otsego County’s Bagley Township, state police said Wednesday in a release.

First responders were called when the woman was heard yelling for help. The toilet was removed and a strap was used to haul the woman out. “If you lose an item in an outhouse toilet, do not attempt to venture inside the containment area. Serious injury may occur,” state police said in the release.

Tim Cook had a good line in the keynote last week about people’s attachment to their iPhones and Apple Watches: “If you left either one at home, I bet you’d go back to get it.”

Home, yes. Outhouse, no.